Dolphin swim team smartest in state
Four GBHS fall sports teams earn top three finishes
BY JASON THOMPSON Gulf Breeze News jason@gulfbreezenews.com

Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News Top of the heap The GBHS swim team were named the state's Academic Champions last week with a team grade point average of 3.656. They are (kneeling, from left): Bryce Wein, Calvin Ellington, Ross Davis, Taylor Davis and Johnny Rockett. Back: Coach Tessa Dyer, Shane Thames, Jeff Lanza, Ross Gunn and coach Teri Atzhorn.

The GBHS fall sports had a strong showing on the course and in the pool this past season. They're also shining in the classroom as well as four Dolphin sports team made the top three in their respective classifications in the 2007-08 Florida High School Athletic Association's Academic team competition.

One of them, the boys swim team, was not only named the 2A state champion, they were also the overall champions as well.

The Dolphin swimmers had a team grade point average of 3.656. The next closest school, Daytona Beach Mainland, was second in Class 2A with a GPA of 3.587.

The boys' cross country team and the girls' swim team were second in Class 2A, while the girls cross country team was third. The top five for those four sports was as follows:

Academic Team Champion Awards Program 2007-08 Fall Sports Results Boys Cross Country Class 2A Mount Dora 3.707

Gulf Breeze 3.622 West Shore (Melbourne) 3.603 Harmony 3.487 Pope John Paul II (Boca Raton) 3.484 Girls Cross Country Class 2A Episcopal (Jacksonville) 3.946 West Shore (Melbourne) 3.872

Gulf Breeze 3.838 Harmony 3.766 Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale) 3.686

Boys Swimming & Diving Class 2A Gulf Breeze 3.656 Mainland (Daytona Beach) 3.587 Barron Collier (Naples) 3.453 Belen Jesuit (Miami) 3.386 Naples 3.354 Land O'Lakes 3.312

Girls Swimming & Diving Class 2A Gulf Coast (Naples) 3.592

Gulf Breeze 3.526 Naples 3.483 Barron Collier (Naples) 3.481 Osceola (Seminole) 3.428